The White House is cajoling media outlets to be more skeptical of the House GOP impeachment inquiry into President Biden, dispatching a memo Wednesday that points to Republicans who are skeptical of the effort.

Sen. Joe Manchin III is a nuisance to the White House, unapologetically critical of his Democratic Party and increasingly alienated from voters in his home state that has turned bright red.

Convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped prison nearly two weeks ago, has been apprehended by police in Pennsylvania, officials said Wednesday. Hundreds of law enforcement officials have been involved in a far-reaching manhunt for the past two weeks. Cavalcante escaped Chester County Prison on Aug. 31, about a week after he was sentenced to life...

The federal judiciary’s policy-making arm on Tuesday approved a change allowing judges to permanently provide live remote audio access to certain proceedings. The new policy applies to federal civil and bankruptcy proceedings that are not trials and do not involve witness testimony. It’s a more restrictive policy than the one implemented during the pandemic, which...

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said the impeachment inquiry into President Biden is just a way for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to “cling to” the speakership and fend off any immediate challenges from far-right members threatening to remove him.  “His only reason for being is to try to cling to that job,” Schiff said of McCarthy,...

Inflation jumped in August thanks largely to a sharp increase in gasoline prices, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key gauge of inflation, rose 0.6 percent last month and 3.7 percent over the past year, in line with economists' expectations. Gas prices were responsible for more...